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Last day of Trails West! features John Waite

Posted on August 21, 2016August 19, 2016

John Waite Courtesy Photo — John Waite
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The annual Trails West! Festival concludes today with a performance by John Waite.

Sunday activities begin with the Rockin’ Rob Show at 12:15 p.m. on the Family Stage. Other performances throughout the day include Mid-City Excellence and Kathleen Holeman & Big Band Beacon on the City Stage.

John Waite performs on the Main Stage at 4 p.m. Waite first rose to fame as the lead singer of Bad English, and the The Babys. Waite formed the The Babys in England in the ‘70s and grew in popularity across the U.S. and the U.K. for the hit “Isn’t It Time.” Later on, Waite created the group Bad English and became a huge success with hits like, “When I See You Smile” and “Price of Love.” Waite is now enjoying a solo career, releasing famous albums, “Temple Bar,” “No Brakes” and “Rough & Tumble.”

Over 70 vendors with fine arts and food will also be at the festival in Civic Center Park. For a list of food vendors, click here and for more on performances throughout the day, go to the Trails West! Facebook page.

St. Joseph to hold Cylcing classes

Posted on August 20, 2016August 19, 2016

The City of St. Joseph Health Department is offering a free bicycling skills course starting next week.

“Smart Cycling” will be held Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 24, 31 and Sept. 7. Classes will be held at Bode Ice Arena located at 2500 Southwest Parkway.

During the course bicyclists will be taught bike handling skills and rules of the road. The course is mostly geared for adults but is open to those 12 and older with parent or guardian permission. Preregistration is required and can be done by calling (816) 236-1491.

The City said participants who make it to all three sessions will be eligible to win a helmet, bike lock and lights.

For more information CLICK HERE.

Iowa couple to leave $50,000 to Northwest

Posted on August 20, 2016August 19, 2016

Dan and Martha Peterson July 28, 2016. (Photo by Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri State University)

As part of estate plans one couple has made a testamentary gift of $50,000 to Northwest Missouri State University.

Dan and Martha said they believe giving students an education is a gift that last a lifetime. Dan completed his bachelor’s degree at Northwest in agricultural business in 1988

“If we can help them with a scholarship, it can make an impact,” he said.

Having grown up in Underwood, Iowa, Dan was active on his family’s cattle and row crop farm and understood then the importance of furthering his education. He chose to attend Northwest because of its proximity to the farm and the recommendation of Joe Pickard, a 1981 Northwest alumnus, his FFA teacher and mentor.

“At the time I went to get my degree, my family had been in the farming business for several generations, but the farming economy was very difficult,” Dan said. “We didn’t know if it was going to be a viable way to make a living and I knew I needed a degree.”

Today, the Petersons, with Dan’s parents, operate Peterson Angus Farms Inc. and their DuPont Pioneer Seed Corn agency.

Sawyer Brown headlines Trails West! today

Posted on August 20, 2016August 19, 2016

Sawyer Brown will headline Trails West! today along with some up-and-coming artists.

Today’s events kick off with performances on the City Stage beginning at 10 a.m. with the Dance Arts Center. Performances on the Family Stage begin at 10:30 a.m. with Southside Strings, a group of eight to eighteen-year-olds who study orchestra and play a variety of different genres. Puppets, juggling and a storyteller include some others acts on the Family Stage.

Steve Moakler Courtesy Photo — Steve Moakler
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Main Stage performances begin at 8 p.m. with all-female country band, Farewell Angelina, followed by country music artist Steve Moakler and country-rockers Sawyer Brown. For more on the artists performing on the Main Stage, click here.

Farewell Angelina Courtesy Photo — Farewell Angelina
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Over 70 vendors with fine arts and food will also be at the festival in Civic Center Park. For a list of food vendors, click here and for more on performances throughout today and tomorrow, go to the Trails West! Facebook page.

(VIDEO) Volunteers make Trails West! happen

Posted on August 19, 2016August 19, 2016

It takes a lot of volunteers to put on the Trails West! festival every year.

Jolene Dempster has been a member of the festival’s volunteer committee for the last five years, and this year chairs the committee. We caught up with Jolene for this video interview at the volunteer check-in table just outside the fence that marks the festival grounds.

She tells us it takes hundreds of people to get the job done.

Dempster says they’re hoping to get more groups to sponsor events during Trails West!, as the Boy Scouts and Remington Nature Center are this year.

You can volunteer at the Allied Arts Council office, or find out more at their Web site.

Obituaries August 17

Posted on August 19, 2016August 22, 2016

Mary A. Brown
1937-2016

MAYETTA – Mary A. Brown, 78, of Mayetta, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
She was born November 3, 1937, on the reservation near Mayetta, the daughter of Ray and Elsie Wahwassuck Wahweotten.
Mary was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. She lived by her faith and loved Pow Wows, church, and time with family and friends.
She worked at the Prairie Band Casino and Resort.
She married Richard Logan Brown. He preceded her in death.
Mary was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Edward Wahweotten, and a sister, Inez Dodds.
Survivors include two sons, Allan Brown, Mayetta and Darryl Brown, Topeka; four siblings, Ron Wahweotten, Hoyt, Cheryl Wahweotten Walker, Mayetta, Larry Wahweotten, Wichita, and Orville Rice, Mayetta; four grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren.
A supper will be held Friday evening, August 19th at the Native American Church on the Potawatomi Reservation. Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning in the Wahwassuck Cemetery. Mary will lie in state until 3:00 p.m. Friday at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton.

Steve Jenkins
1954-2016

Steve Jenkins, 61, Savannah, Missouri passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Shady Lawn Nursing Home.
He was born October 6, 1954 to Zelbert and Margaret (Eighmy) Jenkins in St. Joseph, Missouri.
He was a very talented automotive painter.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
Survivors include his father; sister, Stacy Butterfield (Kevin); nephews, David and Brandon Drake; and great-nephew, Gauge Drake.
Natural farewell under the direction of Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Timothy Allen (Tim) Peterson
1961-2016

Timothy Allen (Tim) Peterson, 55, of Hiawatha, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, August 18, 2016, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha where he had been a resident a short time.
Tim was born at Hiawatha, April 8, 1961, the youngest of four children born to Virgil and Betty Boyce Peterson and was a lifelong resident of Hiawatha where he graduated from high school with the class of 1983 prior to being employed at BCDS.
Tim loved everyone and considered everyone his friend. His life time girl friend was Chrissie Bryant. They were both Donny and Marie Osmond fans. He loved movies and knew who played in all of them. He loved to dance and also loved to crochet pot holders. There was no debating about him being a KU Fan!
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Terry Peterson, and niece Heather Hiatt.
Survivors include sisters Kathleen Sechler (Gene) and Pamela Peterson, all of Wichita, KS; nephew Bradley Sechler (Dawn) of Prosper, Texas, niece Jessica Kennedy of Surprise, Arizona, and nephew Brett Davis of Peoria, Arizona; a great nephew and 3 great-nieces.
A Celebration of Tim’s Life is planned for 2:30 p.m. Monday, August 22, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha with Pastor Duane Tramp officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Sunday. The family will meet with friends one hour prior to services Monday.
Memorial contributions are suggested to BCDS, sent in care of Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, 124 S 7th St., Hiawatha 66434.

Martin Dale LaJoie
1937-2016

Martin Dale LaJoie, 79, St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at a local healthcare facility.
He was born July 3, 1937 in Atchison, Kansas.
Martin married Marilyn Wilson on December 4, 1976 and served in the United States Navy.
He enjoyed travelling and watching the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs. Martin loved country music and his family was most important to him.
Mr. LaJoie was a member of IBEW #545.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary (French) LaJoie; and brother, Steven “Mike” LaJoie.
Survivors include wife of 39 years, Marilyn; son, James LaJoie (Kristin), St. Joseph, Missouri; three step-sons, Michael Hanson, Atlanta, Georgia, Kevin Hanson (Kari), Amazonia, Missouri and Scott Hanson, St. Joseph, Missouri; three grandchildren, Jeramy Hanson (Sheryl), Sarah Hanson (Dustin Kreiser) and Becky Olson (Jordan); five great-grandchildren, Corbin and Kody Hanson, Desmond Olson, Charleigh Kreiser and Nora Kirkpatrick; two brothers, John “Butch” LaJoie, Jr. (Suzette) and Raymond “Ike” LaJoie (Nancy); and one sister, Judy Brown
Farewell Services 10:00 A.M. Monday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Sunday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Flowers are appreciated and for those wishing to make a contribution, the family requests they be made to the American Heart Association. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Deborah Jean Heck
1953-2016

Deborah Jean Heck, 63, of Princeton, Missouri passed away on August 17, 2016.
Deborah was born in Kansas City, Missouri, May 11, 1953 to Wayne and Barbara (Haase) Hoover.
She was a 1971 Princeton High School graduate.
Deborah was united in marriage to William Eugene Heck on March 17, 1975.
Deborah and her husband, Bill owned and operated The Snack Shack which opened in 1979, and later became the Crossroads Bar & Grill and Liquor Store. She and her husband operated both businesses, working alongside each other every day for over 37 years.
Deborah is preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Jean Hoover; and two nieces, Olivia Hoover and Sarah Hoover.
Survivors include husband, Bill Heck of the home; daughters, Barbara Candice Hamilton (Mike) of Princeton, Missouri and Jessica Dawn Blunk (Chris) of Kearney, Missouri; three grandchildren, Trevor Hamilton, Sarian and Killian Blunk; three brothers, Bill, Bob and Dick Hoover
A graveside family service will be held at a later date. Natural Farewell under the direction of Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Memorial contributions may be made to The Mercer County Senior Center, 110 North Broadway, Princeton, MO 64673. Online guestbook and obituary at www.missouricremation.com.

Wind project to force temporary road closures in Dekalb County

Posted on August 19, 2016

Temporary road closures will take place over upcoming weeks in DeKalb County due to a wind farm project.

The Missouri Department of Transportation said because of the project large cranes will be moving across Routes 31, 6, J and N at various times during the upcoming weeks. MoDOT said this will require full road closures at times for up to four hours.

The first closure is set for Route 31 north of Glenwood Rd. just southeast of Union Star Sunday at 9 p.m. MoDOT said it’s not expected to last longer than four hours.The closure will be 0.3 miles north of Glenwood Road on Route 31.

Each of the towers will require multiple, slow-moving, oversized loads with police escorts navigating to each tower location. This may cause local travelers some delays.

Trails West! begins tonight in St. Joseph

Posted on August 19, 2016August 19, 2016

Gates open at 5 p.m. today at Civic Center Park for the annual Trails West! Festival in St. Joseph.

Ninety 2 Nothin will kick off performances at the City Stage at 5:30 p.m., followed by Flannigan’s Right Hook at 6:30 p.m.

The Family Stage will feature “Stories of the Past” at 5:30 p.m. and “Under the Big Oak Tree” at 6:30 p.m.

At 8:30 p.m., the Main Stage will feature the eight-piece funk-rock band, Here Come the Mummies.

Over 70 vendors with fine arts and food will also be at the festival. For a list of food vendors, click here.

St Joe man seriously hurt in head-on crash

Posted on August 19, 2016

A St. Joseph man was seriously hurt in a head-on crash between two semis in Atchison County, Missouri Thursday afternoon.

A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Levi Johnson was driving along Route-N south of US-136 highway when he turned left in front of another tractor-trailer.

Johnson suffered serious injuries in the head-on crash. He was transported to Mosaic Life Care, but a nursing supervisor says Johnson was later transferred to another hospital.

The other driver, Thomas Hurst of Tarkio, Mo., was not injured in the crash.

Four killed in NE Kansas crash

Posted on August 19, 2016

A two vehicle crash in northeastern Kansas claimed four lives Thursday morning.

According to a crash report from the Kansas Highway Patrol, a teenager from Topeka crossed the center line along U.S. Highway 24 east of Silver Lake, Kansas at 7:20 a.m. Thursday.

Investigators say a second vehicle in oncoming traffic struck the first car on the passenger side in a side impact.

The KHP identifies the victims as Devin Greeve, 17, Gaby Greeve, 11, and Tyler Crouse, 14, all of Topeka, in the first vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle, 47-year-old Lance Lenard of Rossville, Kansas, was also killed. Lenard’s passenger, Kade Lenard, 13, of Rossville, was injured in the crash and was transported Stormont Vail Health Care in Topeka.